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If You're Co-founder Or Ceo, You Have To Do All Kinds Of Tasks You Might Not Want To Do. If You Don't Do Your Chores, The Company Won't Succeed. No Task Is Too Menial.

I Feel Very Strongly That Spacex Would Not Have Been Able To Get Started, Nor Would We Have Made The Progress That We Have, Without The Help Of Nasa.

The Biggest Mistake, In General, I've Made, Is To Put Too Much Of A Weighting On Someone's Talent And Not Enough On Their Personality. And I've Made That Mistake Several Times. I Think It Actually Matters Whether Somebody Has A Good Heart, It Really Does. I've Made The Mistake Of Thinking That It's Sometimes Just About The Brain.

Fear Is A Hard Thing To Deal With. I Feel It Quite Strongly. If I Think Something Is Important Enough, I'll Make Myself Do It In Spite Of Fear. But It Can Really Sap The Will. I Hate Fear, I Wish I Had It Less.

The United States Is Definitely Ahead In Culture Of Innovation. If Someone Wants To Accomplish Great Things, There Is No Better Place Than The U.s.